• Society

    2021-12-02

    Pakistan offers to host OIC meeting on Afghanistan as crisis looms

    The proposed meeting on December 17 in Islamabad will be likely be the biggest international gathering on Afghanistan since the fall of the previous government.

  • Security

    2021-12-01

    US military shifts focus toward China, Russia, as global power tensions rise

    A recent review has confirmed that the US military is prioritising the Indo-Pacific but also keeping an eye on Russia and Iran.

  • Economy

    2021-12-01

    UN says Afghanistan faces 'unprecedented' economic shock

    A new report predicts an economic contraction of around 20% of GDP within a year, a decline that could reach 30 percent in following years.

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    A 'dark future' for Afghan women who can no longer work

    For many Afghan families, women's salaries were crucial. As they are forced to stay home, with a food crisis looming and the political situation unstable, their suffering is compounded.

    A 'dark future' for Afghan women who can no longer work
  • Economy

    2021-11-30

    Shuttering of Kunduz factories leaves hundreds in dire straits

    Half of Kunduz province's factories have closed since August, leaving hundreds unemployed and without a source of income.

  • Human Rights

    2021-11-30

    World Food Programme kicks off food deliveries from Tajikistan to Afghanistan

    The UN agency also began distributing cash in Kabul to about 3,000 families severely hit by the country's growing humanitarian crisis.

  • Women's Rights

    2021-11-29

    Afghan women find refuge, defiance in Herat's saffron fields

    Working in Herat province's saffron fields provides women the opportunity to work outside their homes and to support their families.

  • Politics

    2021-11-26

    IRGC's Quds Force stalls under Qaani's lacklustre leadership

    As Esmail Qaani approaches his second anniversary as IRGC-QF commander, he has failed to distinguish himself or fill his predecessor's shoes.

  • Economy

    2021-11-25

    UN project creates 1,000 temporary jobs for Kunduz residents

    The UNDP is seeking to provide short-term employment for unemployed residents of Kunduz province as part of a four-phase project.

  • Women's Rights

    2021-11-24

    A 'dark future' for Afghan women who can no longer work

    For many Afghan families, women's salaries were crucial. As they are forced to stay home, with a food crisis looming and the political situation unstable, their suffering is compounded.

  • Economy

    2021-11-23

    USAID-funded homes offer hope for more than 200 families in Badakhshan

    The US agency is helping to build a residential town for families displaced by natural disasters in Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan.

  • Security

    2021-11-23

    US designates ISIS-K leaders as global terrorists

    The move is part of an effort to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a platform for international terrorism.

  • Women's Rights

    2021-11-22

    Afghan girls turn to learning handicrafts in defiance of education restrictions

    Barred from certain educational opportunities and trapped at home, young women say they will never accept defeat and see this as the beginning of a long struggle for their rights.

  • Economy

    2021-11-19

    Sorrow and broken dreams follow desperate Afghans' decision to sell daughters

    Poverty and hunger are driving desperate Afghans to make the terrible choice to sell their daughters, whose dreams of education and freedom have withered away in the face of reality.

  • Security

    2021-11-18

    Clearing Afghanistan's land mines one careful step a time

    In the village of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand province, red and white rocks mark out safe corridors for demining teams to work, and for children to play.

  • Technology

    2021-11-17

    Facebook takes down 4 hacker groups targeting Afghanistan, Syria

    A hacker group from Pakistan targeted members of the previous Afghan government and security forces. Other groups had ties to the Syrian regime.

  • Security

    2021-11-17

    Bomb attack on minibus in Kabul leaves at least 2 dead

    The attack is the latest in a series of terror operations claimed by ISIS-K in Afghanistan since August.

  • Security

    2021-11-17

    Global concerns mount as China rapidly expands nuclear arsenal

    China could have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027 and could top 1,000 by 2030 -- an arsenal two-and-a-half times the size of what the US military predicted only a year ago.

  • Refugees

    2021-11-16

    Afghans face abuse, violence as Iran deports thousands back to uncertainty

    Iran is expelling Afghan migrants back into a country facing a humanitarian crisis and famine -- and Iranian guards are abusing them on the way out, deportees say.

  • Crime Justice

    2021-11-15

    New blast rocks Kabul after ISIS-K claimed minibus attack

    A Saturday bombing claimed by ISIS-K killed Afghan journalist Hamid Saighani and wounded four other civilians, according to local officials.

  • Religion

    2021-11-12

    Beijing earns millions from assets seized from Muslims arrested in Xinjiang

    In secret trials, Xinjiang courts have convicted wealthy and influential Muslims of 'terrorism' and ordered their assets be sold at auction, further filling Beijing's coffers.

  • Society

    2021-11-12

    Deprivation forces Afghans to make devastating decision to sell daughters

    Amid growing hunger and no public services after the fall of the previous government, Afghans displaced by war describe selling their young girls to save the rest of their family from starvation.

  • Economy

    2021-11-11

    Afghan antique dealer highlights Afghanistan's past, hope for the future

    At his own expense, Muhammad Umar Rahimi brought 300 items from his personal collection to display at the Expo 2020 Dubai, which opened October 1 and runs through March 31, 2022.

  • Human Rights

    2021-11-10

    Desperate migrants in Belarus become Russia's geopolitical pawns

    Migrants from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa are being instigated by close Russian ally Belarus to storm the Polish border to create pressure on the European Union to drop sanctions.

  • Diplomacy

    2021-11-09

    US streamlines immigration rules, waives fees for Afghan evacuees

    The simplified process aims to help Afghan nationals resettle and rebuild their lives in the United States.

  • Society

    2021-11-09

    World Bank unlikely to resume Afghan aid, says chief

    However, other aid continues to flow into the country, including a new grant of $144 million from the United States to fund a variety of independent humanitarian organisations.

  • Security

    2021-11-05

    Taliban supreme leader's warning on infiltrators exposes deep divisions

    Taliban infiltrators 'must be eradicated as soon as possible', said Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada in a statement, as divisions grow over China, the group's leadership, and the fight against ISIS.

  • Environment

    2021-11-05

    Xi skips crucial climate talks as China ramps up coal production

    China accounts for nearly a third of global emissions, is building dozens of new coal plants and refuses to sign international pledges. At the same time, Beijing touts itself as an environmental leader.